The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
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The Merry Wives of Windsor

DirectorColin Patrick Ryan

“Wives may be merry, and yet honest, too.”

NR
2026
1h 40m
Comedy

A faithful contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, preserving the original text as Falstaff’s schemes and a husband’s jealousy collide in a comic spiral of deception, disguise, and comeuppance.

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